One day Maxine Baird, the founder of A New Hope animal sanctuary in Georgia, was contacted and asked if she would temporarily take in a very aggressive albino raccoon. Baird had already raised over 200 raccoons, but she expected this one to be the worst. The animal care people said the animal had been through hell, with the abuse and the most horrific conditions…

One day Maxine Baird, the founder of A New Hope animal sanctuary in Georgia, was contacted and asked if she would temporarily take in a very aggressive albino raccoon.

Last year, Nassau, Bahamas resident Rosie Kemp found a baby raccoon that had fallen out of a tree. The mother was nowhere to be found, so Kemp and her daughter Laura Young decided to adopt the little bandit and named her “Pumpkin.” Eventually, Pumpkin recovered from her injuries and moved in with Young and her husband. “She instantly bonded with us and our two rescue dogs and follows me and our two dogs everywhere we go,” Young told The Dodo. “She now thinks she is a dog… she is able to play...

Last year, Nassau, Bahamas resident Rosie Kemp found a baby raccoon that had fallen out of a tree. The mother was nowhere to be found, ...